Colin Blackwell #42, Viktor Arvidsson #33 and Roman Josi #59 of the Nashville Predators line up for the defensive zone face-off during the second period of the 2020 NHL Winter Classic between the Nashville Predators (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
Somehow the Nashville Predators managed to keep their heads above water and give themselves this unique opportunity with 23 others teams.
So the Nashville Predators have a chance to help us forget about the rocky regular season that saw the team nearly hit rock bottom, but stopped the leaking long enough to sneak into the NHL’s Return to Play plan that includes 23 other “playoff” teams.